Wedding My Ex’s Uncle

Chapter 25 The best news

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Kaia’s eyes turned cold. “Joanne, that’s not okay. Once the ceremony’s done, won’t everyone think I’m already married? Is it fair to a girl’s name?”

Joanne said nothing.

“You have five days. That’s the most I can do. Figure out how to tell Sir Graves. If not, I won’t show up to that wedding either.”

Kaia stood up. “I’ve got things to do. Tell Sir Graves I’ve gone.”

That was her final grace–dignified, but firm.

Alden came down empty–handed, annoyed. Seeing Joanne alone at the table, he frowned.

“Where is she?” he asked.

Joanne shot him a glare. “Your fiancée just walked out on you. Happy now?”

Kaia drove herself today, just in case she needed to make a quick getaway if things got awkward.

But the moment she left Graves Manor, it hit her that she had completely forgotten to ask Lucien about the contract.

Shortcuts or not, she just wanted her company to have a real

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chance.

She pulled to the side of the road and grabbed her phone, clicking on the contact marked with a little galaxy.

[Mr. Graves, are you staying at the manor tonight?]

She thought it’d take a while for him to reply. But to her surprise, he texted back almost instantly.

[What? Want me to walk you out?]

Just reading that made Kaia’s cheeks heat up.

Lucien always looked so proper and distant, but his texts had this… strange tone.

Is he teasing me?

Maybe it was just her overthinking, but something about it felt like a low–key flirt.

car, not even seeing him,

Already left. But if it’s not too much trouble and you’re

wait felt like it lasted forever. After a full minute, his

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The best

[Sure.]

across the screen, a faint smirk tugging at

Zane, I’ve got something to handle.

turned, caught

you say you were staying

smiled lightly, “Can’t. I forgot to feed my rabbit.

off, leaving the two men staring after

“Since when does

Zane shrugged. “Beats me.

get your brother over more often. He’s

his youngest son. He couldn’t put his finger on it, but

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car idling by the curb, softly humming to herself. Then, she

waved at the other

car stopped right in

called, voice bright. She

Lucien chuckled silently.

much for her ducking him earlier, and now

the window and motioned for her to

that small car space

right near Graves Manor, and hanging out on the sidewalk

went up, all amused. “So…

roll her eyes and forced a fake smile. “Well, I just wanted to

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The

soon as she said

were waiting here?” his voice went

not asking you to pull strings. I just want Jude to have

you think

how to explain the whole mess between Jude and

please don’t take it

said softly, “Look, there used to be all these shady deals and connections pushing clients around. When I took over, I shut that down. If you

Kaia lit

“Thank you, Mr. Graves!”

doubt he meant it. If he